Ol’Otis
The Picasso of the Ghetto
All thisOh god here we go with the high horse shyt
What’s wrong with praising where we come from? If you ain’t from the hood this question doesn’t apply to you
What Type Of Impact Has the Glorification Of "The Hood" Had On African Americans?
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Black folks DO praise the resiliency and drive that are forged from coming up from the bottom wtf
philmonroe
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He pandering to his base of "different" blacks that the coli seems to have an abundance of. Them dudes clowns IRL so they come online to feel special because they have a job and ain't in jail like that's some big ass accomplishment
BmoreGorilla
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It’s actually a she but yea that’s what’s up
BmoreGorilla
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Well when the odds are stacked against you you must survive before you can thrive. There are plenty of people who grew up in the hood that strive to make it a better place. I posted examples right in this thread. However poverty does breed ignorance so it’s unfortunate that too many of us have a short sighted view of lifeSurviving doesn't mean thriving. That is where a lot of people get lost and confused. Why would you want those same long periods of struggle be a recurring theme of your life? Why won't people dream about OVERCOMING those struggles and make life easier for OTHER people outside of themselves, to make their community a better place? Why don't people prepare wealth and assets belonging to wealth to enhance their children, grand children, and great grandchildren's lives that ain't even born yet?
Its like people are conditioned to never conquer the demons within and be content with mere "survival". Nah, I wasn't raised like that and I didn't have much material items grow up.
Poverty breeds ignorance and use their diligence and skill for all the non-constructive things. Imagine the energy and focus if these young brehs focused on owning buildings, community farms, technology en masse?
That would be a world changing paradigm shift and would inspire black folk worldwide. Strength doesn't come from struggle, it comes from UNITY.
get these nets
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Black folks DO praise the resiliency and drive that are forged from coming up from the bottom wtf
I remember you. ..
Still speaking in smilie/emoji language I see.
Next, you will write that I am "just a suburbanite trying to act like I know what goes on in the hood"
Be easy ,before you get run off another thread.
Tombstone
The Villain
It causes a division in the communities suburban and hood.
I know when I was being raised up we used to look down on the kids who group in the suburbs or decent areas cuz they weren't from where we from and we claimed them to be soft. shyt crazy cuz we used to clown folk who had "nice lives".
Those same kids sometimes wanted to be around us cuz we represented a lifestyle that they only heard in music and wanted to rebel I guess.
You even see it with grown folk. "You aint never left the hood shut up". "suburban ass nikka you wont understand/dont know shyt". And wont even try to understand each other.
I know when I was being raised up we used to look down on the kids who group in the suburbs or decent areas cuz they weren't from where we from and we claimed them to be soft. shyt crazy cuz we used to clown folk who had "nice lives".
Those same kids sometimes wanted to be around us cuz we represented a lifestyle that they only heard in music and wanted to rebel I guess.
You even see it with grown folk. "You aint never left the hood shut up". "suburban ass nikka you wont understand/dont know shyt". And wont even try to understand each other.
Every Black person whose been around Black people all their life will laugh at some of the claims you made in this thread. Good day.
Dzali OG
Dz Ali OG...Pay me like you owe me!
Well, it's a double-edged sword with a sharp, thin edge, resulting in us falling from that ledge.
Firstly, there indeed should be a degree of proudness in where you come from. You and the rest of the community should acknowledge and use those who make it out the bottom as inspiration. People who used the mud they were born in to build something.
Firstly it were the entrepreneurs who opened various businesses such as stores or groceries. These were the first peoples in our communities who "made it".
Then you had the people who some how made it using the academic route and became teachers, lawyers, engineers, etc. Note these people begun moving and creating black middle income communities.
And you had the people who made it due to entertainment such as sports, acting, etc. And the youth would see them on tv flossing or coming back round the hood flossing. They definitely didn't stay in the hood AND they didn't just go build a middle class neighborhood either. They were very disconnected from the black community for the most part.
Outside of these options you had the bootleggers, number runners, and other black market guys. Key point...these guys didn't leave the hood. They stayed and made their money in the hood. The youth saw these guys daily and their lifestyle. The not so hard work they did. How they often didn't finish school or obtain any job skills, yet here they were making a pretty good living.
As a youth, who would you more easily emulate? The store and shop owners weren't usually young, cool guys. Plus they had to be open a lot.
The professionals were in a different neighborhood and beginning to have a little
about them. A little bit of, "Watch out for those Jones' cause they're trouble. They're not trying to do anything in life."
Of course the blacks in entertainment were gone and living around white people.
The only people left in the hood were the warehouse workers, fast food workers, janitors, drunks, and the black market guys, the hustlers. And these guys were usually pretty social. They set the tone of the neighborhood.
Firstly, there indeed should be a degree of proudness in where you come from. You and the rest of the community should acknowledge and use those who make it out the bottom as inspiration. People who used the mud they were born in to build something.
Firstly it were the entrepreneurs who opened various businesses such as stores or groceries. These were the first peoples in our communities who "made it".
Then you had the people who some how made it using the academic route and became teachers, lawyers, engineers, etc. Note these people begun moving and creating black middle income communities.
And you had the people who made it due to entertainment such as sports, acting, etc. And the youth would see them on tv flossing or coming back round the hood flossing. They definitely didn't stay in the hood AND they didn't just go build a middle class neighborhood either. They were very disconnected from the black community for the most part.
Outside of these options you had the bootleggers, number runners, and other black market guys. Key point...these guys didn't leave the hood. They stayed and made their money in the hood. The youth saw these guys daily and their lifestyle. The not so hard work they did. How they often didn't finish school or obtain any job skills, yet here they were making a pretty good living.
As a youth, who would you more easily emulate? The store and shop owners weren't usually young, cool guys. Plus they had to be open a lot.
The professionals were in a different neighborhood and beginning to have a little
about them. A little bit of, "Watch out for those Jones' cause they're trouble. They're not trying to do anything in life."Of course the blacks in entertainment were gone and living around white people.
The only people left in the hood were the warehouse workers, fast food workers, janitors, drunks, and the black market guys, the hustlers. And these guys were usually pretty social. They set the tone of the neighborhood.
2018, same ol threads from the OP.
All talk, no action, even have the same people who cosign
All talk, no action, even have the same people who cosign
BmoreGorilla
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Unfortunately when people don’t come from a stable home they tend to not reach their full potential. This takes place in any class but hits poor people harder. But it’s crazy that you mentioned owning buildings and community farms becuz those are the exact same examples I used of people that I know making a difference in the hood. I agree with you tho that strength comes from unity. But it’s hard to unify when the first thing people do when they get a little money is move away from people like themPoverty breeds ignorance and use their diligence and skill for all the non-constructive things. Imagine the energy and focus if these young brehs focused on owning buildings, community farms, technology en masse?
That would be a world changing paradigm shift and would inspire black folk worldwide. Strength doesn't come from struggle, it comes from UNITY.
Damn sure not a positive one ..
I will say though..not just the hood has broken homes..and that is by far the biggest impact in my opinion. I grew up in the suburbs but having parents who grew up in fukked up homes tends to trickle down.
Men and Women having kids with no plan,and then mom going to the court for that child support to rape those pockets with the
on her face is a detriment..and i'm speaking from experience.
Parents using social security,child support holding the kids hostage
I will say though..not just the hood has broken homes..and that is by far the biggest impact in my opinion. I grew up in the suburbs but having parents who grew up in fukked up homes tends to trickle down.
Men and Women having kids with no plan,and then mom going to the court for that child support to rape those pockets with the
on her face is a detriment..and i'm speaking from experience.Parents using social security,child support holding the kids hostage
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Its caused poverty-culture and Black culture to blend together here in the US, and its not good.
It has also slowed African-Americans reactions to change the shyt.
nikkas act like that shyt is normal
You live in an economic hell-hole, high rates of crime, low graduation rate, little-to-no economic advancement, etc.
This is one of the main reasons why it remains like that, because its been normalised.
When AAs first moved to the North in mass-droves, part of the reason why so much happened so quickly was because they were not used to those conditions.
Part of the reason why immigrants who move to the US into poor areas and don't stay there is because they're not used to those conditions.
Its bizarre.
It has also slowed African-Americans reactions to change the shyt.
nikkas act like that shyt is normal
You live in an economic hell-hole, high rates of crime, low graduation rate, little-to-no economic advancement, etc.
This is one of the main reasons why it remains like that, because its been normalised.
When AAs first moved to the North in mass-droves, part of the reason why so much happened so quickly was because they were not used to those conditions.
Part of the reason why immigrants who move to the US into poor areas and don't stay there is because they're not used to those conditions.
Its bizarre.
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Pure Water
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It's had a horrible impact. I stay in a pretty "middle class" neighborhood. It's also a majority black neighborhood. These parent over here work hard to get their children what they want and need but they kids still out here robbing nikkas houses and shyt like they need to so they can survive. It's toxic as fukk.